COMPETITIVE EVENTS BY CAREER CLUSTER
DECA's competitive events are industry-validated and align with the National Curriculum Standards. Through competition, Washington DECA prepares students to be college and career ready, and also brings recognition and prestige to Michigan as one of the top performing associations in the world.
To learn more about each competition, visit the DECA Competitive Events
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT + ADMINISTRATION
FINANCE
PERSONAL FINANCIAL LITERACY
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
HOSPITALITY + TOURISM
MARKETING
DECA's competitive events are industry-validated and align with the National Curriculum Standards. Through competition, Washington DECA prepares students to be college and career ready, and also brings recognition and prestige to Michigan as one of the top performing associations in the world.
To learn more about each competition, visit the DECA Competitive Events
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT + ADMINISTRATION
- Business Law and Ethics Team Decision Making
- Business Services Operations Research
- Human Resources Management Series
- Principles of Business Management and Administration
FINANCE
- Accounting Applications Series
- Business Finance Series
- Finance Operations Research
- Financial Consulting
- Financial Services Team Decision Making
- Principles of Finance
- Stock Market Game
- Virtual Business Challenge Accounting
PERSONAL FINANCIAL LITERACY
- Financial Literacy Promotion Project
- Personal Financial Literacy
- Virtual Business Challenge Personal Finance
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
- Business Growth Plan
- Entrepreneurship Promotion Project
- Entrepreneurship Series
- Entrepreneurship Team Decision Making
- Franchise Business Plan
- Independent Business Plan
- Innovation Plan
- International Business Plan
- Start-up Business Plan
HOSPITALITY + TOURISM
- Hospitality Services Team Decision Making
- Hospitality and Tourism Operations Research
- Hospitality and Tourism Professional Selling
- Hotel and Lodging Management Series
- Principles of Hospitality and Tourism
- Quick Serve Restaurant Management Series
- Restaurant and Food Service Management Series
- Travel and Tourism Team Decision Making
- Virtual Business Challenge Hotel Management
- Virtual Business Challenge Restaurant
MARKETING
- Advertising Campaign
- Apparel and Accessories Marketing Series
- Automotive Services Marketing Series
- Business Services Marketing Series
- Buying and Merchandising Operations Research
- Buying and Merchandising Team Decision Making
- Community Service Project
- Creative Marketing Project
- Fashion Merchandising Promotion Plan
- Food Marketing Series
- Learn and Earn Project
- Marketing Communications Series
- Marketing Management Team Decision Making
- Principles of Marketing
- Professional Selling
- Public Relations Project
- Retail Merchandising Series
- Sports and Entertainment Marketing Operations Research
- Sports and Entertainment Marketing Series
- Sports and Entertainment Marketing Team Decision Making
- Sports and Entertainment Promotion Plan
- Virtual Business Challenge Fashion
- Virtual Business Challenge Retail
- Virtual Business Challenge Sports